Long-term unemployment

Economists worry that the long-term unemployed will lose their work skills or have a hard time finding another job. Above, people line up at a job fair Wednesday at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas.

Economists worry that the long-term unemployed will lose their work skills or have a hard time finding another job. Above, people line up at a job fair Wednesday at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Economists worry that the long-term unemployed will lose their work skills or have a hard time finding another job. Above, people line up at a job fair Wednesday at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas.